SAT Vocab 9 Flashcards
ennoble v.
To dignify.
enormity n.
Immensity.
enormous adj.
Gigantic.
enrage v.
To infuriate.
enrapture v.
To delight extravagantly or intensely.
enshrine v.
To keep sacred.
ensnare v.
To entrap.
entail v.
To involve; necessitate.
entangle v.
To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.
enthrall v.
To bring or hold under any overmastering influence.
enthrone v.
To invest with sovereign power.
enthuse v.
To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling.
enthusiastic adj.
Full of zeal and fervor.
entirety n.
A complete thing.
entomology n.
The branch of zoology that treats of insects.
entrails n.
pl. The internal parts of an animal.
entreaty n.
An earnest request.
entree n.
The act of entering.
entrench v.
To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall.
entwine v.
To interweave.
enumerate v.
To name one by one.
epic n.
A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc.
epicure n.
One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking.
Epicurean adj.
Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.
epicycle n.
A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle.
epicycloid n.
A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle.
epidemic n.
Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.
epidermis n.
The outer skin.
epigram n.
A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation.
epilogue n.
The close of a narrative or dramatic poem.
epiphany n.
Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity.
episode n.
An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it.
epitaph n.
An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead.
epithet n.
Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in ‘Father Aeneas’.
epitome n.
A simplified representation.
epizootic adj.
Prevailing among animals.
epoch n.
A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events.
epode n.
A species of lyric poems.
equalize v.
To render uniform.
equanimity n.
Evenness of mind or temper.
equestrian adj.
Pertaining to horses or horsemanship.
equilibrium n.
A state of balance.
equitable adj.
Characterized by fairness.
equity n.
Fairness or impartiality.
equivalent adj.
Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like.
equivocal adj.
Ambiguous.
equivocate v.
To use words of double meaning.
eradicate v.
To destroy thoroughly.
errant adj.
Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.
erratic adj.
Irregular.
erroneous adj.
Incorrect.
erudite adj.
Very-learned.
erudition n.
Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc.
eschew v.
To keep clear of.
espy v.
To keep close watch.
esquire n.
A title of dignity, office, or courtesy.
essence n.
That which makes a thing to be what it is.
esthetic adj.
Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts.
estimable adj.
Worthy of respect.
estrange v.
To alienate.
estuary n.
A wide lower part of a tidal river.
et cetera Latin.
And so forth.
eugenic adj.
Relating to the development and improvement of race.
eulogize v.
To speak or write a laudation of a person’s life or character.
eulogy n.
A spoken or written laudation of a person’s life or character.
euphemism n.
A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.
euphonious adj.
Characterized by agreeableness of sound.
euphony n.
Agreeableness of sound.
eureka Greek.
I have found it.
evade v.
To avoid by artifice.
evanesce v.
To vanish gradually.
evanescent adj.
Fleeting.
evangelical adj.
Seeking the conversion of sinners.
evangelist n.
A preacher who goes from place to place holding services.
evasion n.
Escape.
eventual adj.
Ultimate.
evert v.
To turn inside out.
evict v.
To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree.
evidential adj.
Indicative.
evince v.
To make manifest or evident.
